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Denis McNamara

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Denis McNamara
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1926-08-25)25 August 1926
Camberwell, London, England
Died19 November 2009(2009-11-19) (aged 83)
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth 100 kg heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Kingston 100 kg heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh 100 kg heavyweight

Denis McNamara (25 August 1926 – 19 November 2009) was a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle heavyweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was a British heavyweight champion and represented England and won a bronze medal in 100 kg heavyweight, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[2] He then competed at the next two Commonwealth Games and won consecutive bronze medals at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica[3][4] and the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denis McNamara Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.